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Louisiana Firefighters Claim Pay Scales Violate State Law
Twenty Louisiana firefighters have filed suit claiming the fire department’s pay scales violate state law. The firefighters, all members of Moss Bluff Firefighters, IAFF Local 5501, claim that Ward 1 Fire Department’s method of paying them results in less tenured personnel earning more than senior members, violating Louisiana laws that require equal pay for equal work.
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